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Dear Fashion: Be Human, Break the Silence⁣⁣⁣
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"Crickets” is how Hannah Stoudemire, cofounder and chief executive officer of @fashionforallfoundation, described the reserve she witnessed from the fashion industry in speaking out after a series of black killings, including Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, in July 2016.⁣⁣⁣
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And while fashion sustainability initiatives broke out in a fever pitch last year, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, many brands find themselves at a loss for words.⁣⁣⁣
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Stoudemire emphasizes the power of social media as a platform, launching the “Breaking the Silence” campaign under FFAF last weekend, on May 30.⁣⁣⁣
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The campaign confronts brands and companies to speak up on human injustices and “stand in solidarity with us as we urge the fashion industry, major fashion brands, fashion publications, fashion media and fashion influencers to break their silence on racial injustice, anti-black hate crimes and the brutal killing of black people,” ending with a plea to condemn racism, murder and stop the “eerily ironic” silence.⁣⁣
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Tap the link in bio for more.⁣⁣
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Report: @kaleyroshitsh ⁣⁣
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#wwdfashion⁣
#fashionforallfoundation
#breakingthesilence

A new social media campaign is calling on Instagram users to spotlight a diversity of voices surrounding social justice work.⁣
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The #AmplifyMelanatedVoicesChallenge calls on social media users to focus on the social justice work of BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of color) amid the national protests surrounding racial injustice and police brutality in order to give a platform to those who are historically silenced or looked over.⁣
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The challenge, which runs through June 7, asks social media users to mute “white folks who create content about social justice” and to follow and repost content from BIPOC creators.⁣
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In its first day, the hashtag has already garnered more than 9,000 posts on Instagram.⁣
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Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣
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Report: @laylailchi